Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method
The Art and Life of Leonardo da Vinci
A course by Michele Bajona , Contemporary Figurative Artist
About the video: The Art and Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Overview
“Let’s continue discovering Leonardo da Vinci's life, career, works, and legacy.”
In this video lesson Michele Bajona addresses the topic: The Art and Life of Leonardo da Vinci, which is part of the Domestika online course: Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method. Learn to cultivate active curiosity while exploring Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing techniques to create a classical portrait drawing with materials used in the Renaissance era.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to talk to you about the art and life of Leonardo da Vinci. We saw how Leonardo developed most of his skills through the workshop of Verrocchio. His master will still use Leonardo for most of his important jobs and commissions. But at the same time, Leonardo is starting his own career on his own. In Florence, there is at the top, of the economical and cultural explosion during the Renaissance. He can't really find the proper clients. So it starts off with a few commissions that it actually doesn't Complete. One of them being San Jeronimo. We can see in the image Ou...”
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Course summary for: Classical Portrait Drawing: The Renaissance Man’s Method
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Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching

Michele Bajona
A course by Michele Bajona
Michele Bajona is an architect-turned-painter whose artwork has been exhibited throughout America and Europe. He attended the Art Student League in New York City and is a member of Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in Barcelona. He currently resides in Mexico City, where he continues to paint and teaches art. He has given masterclasses at Museums and cultural institutions.
In addition to solo and collective exhibitions across the globe, he won the first prize for best video documentary at the 54th Venice Art Biennial, Padiglione Italia.
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